The slab.

Once the site was levelled and the house footprint could be properly accommodated, it was time to think about the slab.
Ross McMahon was to pour the slab and he brought out formwork and set it up..
Pete the Plumber, assisted by John Spencer, drainer, set out the footings and septic and grey-water pipes. The grey-water runs to a concrete tank in the ground at the back of the house. The septic tank is down in front of the house.
The slab was poured on the morning of 5th December 1996. It took nine ready mix trucks. My recollection is that three trucks made three trips each.
It was then a case of trying to keep wetting it to stop it drying out too quickly and cracking. I used a fire pump on a nearby water hole to achieve this.Leggi altro